Rata was a boy, He watched the men go fishing they come back but they didn’t have enough fish Rata wanted to build a canoe, So he chopped a tree down. Rata went home. Rata came back and the tree was up again. Rata chopped the tree down again and went home when he came back it was up again so. Rata chopped the tree down again and hid behind a log. He waited to see who would out the tree up. Rata saw the birds and insects making the tree stand up straight, He jumped out saying,’‘ Why are you doing this to me’? the birds and insects told Rata Because you did ask Tane” So Rata asked Tane if he could chop down the Totara tree .Tane said yes Rata out down the tree and made his canoe.
Rata and the Totara tree
Rata was a boy, He watched the men go fishing they come back but they didn’t have enough fish Rata wanted to build a canoe, So he chopped a tree down. Rata went home. Rata came back and the tree was up again. Rata chopped the tree down again and went home when he came back it was up again so. Rata chopped the tree down again and hid behind a log. He waited to see who would out the tree up. Rata saw the birds and insects making the tree stand up straight, He jumped out saying,’‘ Why are you doing this to me’? the birds and insects told Rata Because you did ask Tane” So Rata asked Tane if he could chop down the Totara tree .Tane said yes Rata out down the tree and made his canoe.